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Ben Ray Luján: “If I am going to make an investment in my home to put a digital receiver so that I can receive the broadcast feed off of…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2013
If I am going to make an investment in my home to put a digital receiver so that I can receive the broadcast feed off of that, then should I be open to what is being suggested by the chairman and the ranking member to say that I have made the investment to receive that digital signal, so I get my local affiliates for free.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Lujan questions the fairness of paying for local channels after investing in digital receivers.

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